Stefano Pilati lands two new jobs in Milan

After 10 years at the creative helm of Yves Saint Laurent, Stefano Pilati delivered his last collection for the storied French fashion house in Paris in March, and has since been replaced by young hotshot Hedi Slimane.

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Since then a whole season has passed and it seems Pilati has spent the summer tying up not one, but two new roles with the Ermenegildo Zegna Group. The company have today confirmed that the 47-year-old has been hired as both the creative director of Agnona, the group's women's luxury ready-to-wear and accessories brand founded in 1953, and head of design at Ermenegildo Zegna, with responsibility for the brand's fashion show as well as for the Ermenegildo Zegna Couture collection.

"I'm thrilled to have Stefano in our Group as he brings great talent, invaluable experience and enormous enthusiasm" said Gildo Zegna, CEO of the Zegna Group. "We have ambitious plans for Agnona, and we strongly believe that under his creative leadership we will be able to develop this little jewel into a global brand."

Pilati's tenure at YSL was often dogged by rumours of his impending departure and his collections often criticised for their lack of femininity, but under his reign the house produced some of its most covetable and successful handbags, such as the Muse and Cabas Chyc, carried by the likes of Kate Moss and Julianne Moore and Miranda Kerr and Carla Bruni.